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What Descript's terms say

F privacy grade · descript.com · Productivity & cloud

Descript's terms of service and privacy policy have 55 rated points: 2 serious, 13 bad, 35 worth knowing and 5 good. 32 apply whenever you use the site, signed in or not; 23 only once you have an account.

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Whenever you use Descript

Serious 1

  • Your personal data is used for automated decision-making, profiling or AI training

Bad 10

  • You waive your right to a class action

  • You are forced into binding arbitration in case of disputes

  • If you offer suggestions to the service, they become the owner of the ideas that you give them

  • You shall not interfere with another person's enjoyment of the service

  • Per the service's terms, you may not express negative opinions about them

  • Certain features may be throttled

    Your use is throttled

  • No guarantee is made regarding the correction of software errors

    The service does not guarantee that software errors will be corrected

  • Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to the fees you paid as a user

  • Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world

  • Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent to changes of terms merely from your usage

Worth knowing 19

  • The terms may be changed at any time, but you will receive notification of the changes

  • You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the service harmless in case of a claim related to your use of the service

  • There is a date of the last update of the agreements

  • This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents

  • No guarantee is made reguarding the accuracy and/or reliability of the information provided

    The service does not guarantee accuracy or reliability of the information provided

  • Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed

  • Third parties are involved in operating the service

  • Instructions are provided on how to submit a copyright claim

  • The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at your sole risk

  • This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet your expectations or requirements

  • You agree not to use the service for illegal purposes

  • No warranty is made regarding an uninterrupted, timely, secure and/or error-free experience

    The service provider makes no warranty regarding uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free service

  • The service assumes no liability for any damages the user incurs

  • Defend, indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination

  • The court of law governing the terms is in location X

    The court of law governing the terms is in the State of California, U.S.A.

  • Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision

  • Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder

  • The service can stop being provided at any time

    They may stop providing the service at any time

  • No guarantee is given regarding quality

Good 2

  • The service will try to inform and/or notify you regarding government inquiries that may involve your personal information

  • The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection

    The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is friendlier to user privacy protection (California, U.S.A.)

With an account

If you have a Descript account

Serious 1

  • Specific content can be deleted without reason and may be removed without prior notice

Bad 3

  • A license is kept on user-generated content even after you close your account

  • Your content can be licensed to third parties

  • Your account can be deleted or permanently suspended without prior notice and without a reason

Worth knowing 16

  • You must create an account to use this service

  • You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account

  • If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content and/or your account may be removed

    If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed

  • This service is only available to users over a certain age

    This service is only available to users over 13 years old

  • You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties

  • The posting of pornographic content is prohibited

  • You are prohibited from posting content which promotes violence or politically or religiously extremist values

  • Your content can be deleted if you violate the terms

  • Your content can be distributed through any media known now or in the future

  • You are prohibited from sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages

  • Banned users are prohibited from creating a new account

  • You agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content

  • Your content can be used by the service provider for all their existing and future services

    This service can use your content for all their existing and future services

  • Minors must have the authorization of their legal guardians to use the service

  • You must report to the service any unauthorized use of your account or any breach of security

  • Your account can be suspended for several reasons

Good 3

  • You maintain ownership of your content

  • The service has non-exclusive use of your content

  • You have the right to leave this service at any time

The documents

Ratings by ToS;DR volunteers; they can lag behind the current terms. Not legal advice.